Queen Sunstar: I'm going to attempt to try something new. This story is Yaoi. The pairing is Ash x Clemont. I have never been comfortable writing this way, but I want to attempt it again. If you feel this should be rated M, say so.
Summary: Ash is beaten within inches of his life by his ex lover. As he recovers, he pushes everyone away. Can Clemont mend Ash's shattered soul?
Deep within the woods, a boy struggled under the hands of a second boy. He was pinned against a tree while the other boy pressed his errection against him. It was getting dark.
"Gary, please stop!" Ash protested, "Why can't you accept that we broke up years ago?"
"You broke up with me, but I never broke up with you!" Gary gave a throaty growl, "Stop resisting! You know you want this!"
"No, not this!" Ash felt his pants become undone, "Stop it!"
"You want me." Gary purred seductively, his hand finding its way into Ash's pants.
"No, stop!" Ash struggled.
"Stop resisting me!" Gary forced Ash to turn around. He pulled down Ash's pants and underwear, and forced himself into him. Ash screamed. He twisted, trying to break free of the unwanted invasion. Tears streamed down his face.
"Gary stop! Please stop! I don't want this!" Ash cried out.
"You enjoy this. You like it rough!" Gary thrust harder and deeper.
All Ash could do was scream and cry. He felt Gary come. Gary let loose his pleasure with an animalistic screech. He spun Ash around.
"Your turn." He purred.
"No! Just let me go! I won't say anything!" Ash begged.
"You know you want to!" Gary said in a sing song voice.
"Please let me go!" Ash begged, "I don't want this! I won't say a word! I promise!"
Gary snapped. He grabbed Ash and began slamming his head into the tree repeatedly, not caring about the blood splattering on him. Ash cried out, and went limp. Gary continued to rage, tossing Ash to the ground and stomped on him. Bone crunched as blood began to spill from opening wounds courtesy of bone tearing through skin. Satisfied, Gary left.
Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie were resting in the Pokemon Center, where they planned to spend the night.
"Where is Ash?" Bonnie asked. "He said he would be gone for ten minutes at most."
"It is starting to get a bit late." Serena noted, "He probably lost track of time. Gary is his friend after all."
Clemont sighed. What was taking his boyfriend so long? The door opened and he looked up to see Gary come in carrying his shirt, which was bloody. He smirked.
"What? I smacked into a branch and gave myself a bloody nose." He smiled as he headed toward the rooms in the back. He was staying overnight at the center too. Clemont looked away with a scowl. Something about Gary just didn't sit right with him.
"You know, Gary's shirt looked pretty bloody." Serena said, "I don't think it is all from his nose. Something feels very wrong." She shuddered, trying to ignore the sudden horrible feeling in her stomach.
"I agree with Serena. Gary scares me." Bonnie responded.
"Pika." Pikachu agreed with Bonnie. The yellow electric mouse Pokemon had seen first hand how cruel Gary had been to Ash.
"I'm worried about Ash now." Clemont stood, "We are going out to look for him."
"Let's go." Serena and Bonnie stood as well. Once they were outside, Squishy leapt from Bonnie's bag, transforming into its 10% canine form. It sniffed the ground. Before long, it was joined by Luxray and Sylveon. The three Pokemon searched for Ash's scent. Squishy allowed Bonnie onto its back as it used its many scattered cells to look for Ash. It spotted Ash through its cells and took off. Luxray scanned the trees while Sylveon sniffed around. She found Ash's scent.
"Syl! Sylveon!" She called.
"Find something?" Serena asked.
"Syl!" Sylveon nodded.
It was then that they heard Bonnie's scream.
"Find Ash, Squishy." Bonnie encouraged.
Squishy barked in response as it nimbly dodged trees and leapt over a fallen log. It slowed to a stop, sniffing the air. There was no mistaking the smell of blood. Carefully it moved forward, going around the same tree Ash had been thrown against. Bonnie saw the blood first. She climbed off of Squishy, who went to the limp form just ahead and nudged it. Bonnie moved closer, and screamed, realizing that the bloody form was Ash.
Clemont and Serena rushed to her side. Serena dashed behind a tree where gagging sounds could be heard. Clemont rushed to his boyfriends side. Squishy returned to its cell form and wormed under Ash. It knew the boy was inches from death, and if he didn't receive help within the hour, he would die. Carefully, Squishy shifted into its 50% form, carefully holding Ash on its broad tail, it began to move. Serena and Clemont ran beside it while Bonnie rode beside Ash, keeping pressure on the wound on the back of his head. They knew this was the best way to move Ash.
They reached the Pokemon center and Serena ran inside to get Nurse Joy. Nurse Joy ran outside. One look told her the situation was critical. There was no time to call the paramedics.
"In, now!" She ordered.
Obediently, Squishy followed her into her treatment room. Nurse Joy decided not to move Ash as she needed to find out the extent of his injuries. Several X-rays and a CT scan later, she had her answer.
"Squishy, it is better not to move him. You are going to have to hold him." Nurse Joy fixed a C-collar onto Ash's neck, "I called the hospital, and a doctor is on his way here." She headed out into the main room. Clemont, Serena, and Bonnie crowded around her. "It's not good. The back of his skull is shattered, and he has numerous internal injuries. This was not done by a Pokemon." A flash of light got her attention. "Dr. Forest, good of you to come!"
Dr. Forest was a tall white man with blue eyes and red hair. A Celebi wearing a nurse uniform perched on his shoulder.
"Thanks for the teleport, Lass." He spoke with a distinct accent, "You had a critical patient?" Celebi answered by giving Forest a nuzzle. Nurse Joy led him to Ash's side. She showed him her findings. "Lass, you know what to do. I need to get him to the hospital."
Within moments, Celebi teleported Forest, Ash, and Squishy to the hospital. She returned and did the same for Serena, Clemont, and Bonnie. The waiting room was dull. The walls were pale green and the furniture made of wood. The Pokemon had to stay at the Pokemon center as the hospital didn't allow Pokemon in the ER. They would get to visit later. The wait was long. Hours slid by super slowly. 13 hours went by before Forest and his Celebi returned.
"How is he?" Clemont stood.
"It's touch and go. The back of Ash's skull was shattered. I had to remove shards of bone from his brain. Most of his ribs are broken, and shards of bone shredded his liver. I had to take his right lung. Right now he is in a medically induced coma. This is the result of an attack by another human, not by a Pokemon. I have contacted the police, and you will be questioned. Come. He is in room 5A of Emergency Care. If he has Pokemon, bring them." Forest led them to Ash's room. A pair of Lucario stood at attention at ether side of the door. Everyone but the Lucario went in. Officer Jenny stood.
"I have CSI ready to go. I need someone to show me where the crime scene is." Jenny said.
"I can show you." Bonnie said.
She left with Jenny by Celebi teleportation. Clemont went to Ash's side. Ash looked bad. He looked swollen, much of his chest and face already a dark mottled blue and purple. His head was swathed in white bandages as was parts of his chest. He had been intubated. So many wires fed from his body to various machines recording his life signs.
"Ash, I'm here. Everything is going to be okay. We are going to get through this together." Clemont pulled up a chair and sat, taking his lovers cold and clammy hand into his own.
"I'm glad the two of you found each other." Serena said.
"I am too. By the way, was locking the two of us in a closet at my gym necessary?" Clemont looked over at Serena.
"That was Bonnie's idea. I may have mentioned the closet before hand." Serena smiled, "If you need to talk, I'm here. I'll listen."
"Thanks, Serena." Clemont smiled, "You are the best."
"You don't have to worry about Bonnie trying to find you a husband anymore." Serena smiled, "I'm happy two of my best friends found each other, with a little push from me and Bonnie."
"A little push? Ash face planted the back wall." Clemont laughed, "And got a bloody nose."
"I thought for sure that he was going to kill me for that." Serena laughed, happy to see her friend smile.
Bonnie returned with their Pokemon. Pikachu moved to jump onto the bed, but was stopped by Clemont.
"Pikachu, no. Ash shouldn't be disturbed." Clemont explained. "He needs to rest."
"Chespin!" Chespin smiled, using his vines to lift Pikachu up so he could see Ash.
"Smart move, Chespin!" Bonnie said.
"Pika!" Pikachu said. Gently, Chespin lowered him to the ground, "Pikachu!"
"Chespin!" Chespin said.
Nurse Joy entered the room.
"It's time for you to leave. Visiting hours are over." She said.
"I'm staying. I don't want him to be alone." Clemont said.
"Boyfriend?" Joy asked.
"Yes." Clemont answered.
"You may stay." Joy smiled, "I used to be against gays. My younger sister came out as gay. At first I tried to get her to attend programs to get her normal. Well, she got married to her lover. Seeing her so happy made me realize my wrong. I'm not a fan of it but I respect the lifestyle."
"Bonnie and I will go." Serena said.
"I agree. He needs you the most right now." Bonnie agreed.
They left, taking the Pokemon, but leaving Pikachu and Chespin with Clemont.
"Who would do this to you?" Clemont asked. "Why would someone do this to you?"
"Pikachu?" Pikachu asked.
"Are you worried about Ash?" Clemont let Pikachu jump up onto his lap. Chespin joined them. He reached out with a vine and very gently stroked Ash's swollen cheek.
"Chespin." Chespin was worried.
"I know he looks bad, but he will get better. Ash is a fighter." Clemont reassured. He didn't feel as confident as he sounded. That night, Clemont didn't sleep. He kept a constant vigil on Ash. Chespin fell asleep on Clemont while Pikachu curled up on the bed. Ash began to moan and move a bit.
"It's okay. I'm here." Clemont soothed. It seemed to help as Ash settled down. "I will not leave you, ever."
Gary slipped out of the Pokemon Center carrying his bloody clothes. There was no way he was going back to jail. It was Ash's fault he ended up badly hurt. He should have complied. Gary had to punish him for robbing him of his pleasure. Finding a good spot, he dropped his clothes and lit a match. Before long, his bloody clothes were reduced to ash. He headed toward the crime scene. He would find Ash and pull off his greatest act yet, that of an upset boyfriend. As he got closer, he saw the lights. Getting closer, he saw Officer Jenny and CSI working the scene. Momentarily, he panicked. It was okay, just a slight change of plan. It met that he couldn't plant his evidence. This was okay. He spotted a bush, and grinned. This was too perfect. A scrap of blue cloth fluttered in the low breeze, caught in the bush. Gary crept closer to the crime scene and added his evidence, a few strands of Clemont's hair. Now it was showtime. He moved away from the crime scene.
"Ash!" He made sure his voice was full of worry, "Ash, where are you? I'm getting scared!" He moved closer to the crime scene, "Ash! This isn't funny anymore!" He stepped into the crime scene, "Ash?"
Jenny turned, "This is a crime scene! You aren't supposed to be here!"
"Please, Officer! I can't find my boyfriend! His name is Ash!" Gary let a few tears fall, "He left earlier to do some training and hasn't returned!"
"Ash, as in Ash Ketchum?" Jenny asked, "He was found by several friends of his here, badly injured. He was rushed to Nurse Joy, and teleported by Celebi to the hospital."
"What? Is this where he was hurt? What happened here?" Gary let another tear fall.
"It appears he was attacked by a human here. Does he have any enemies you know of?"
"Um, there's a blond kid, a gym leader I think, who claims he's Ash's boyfriend. Um, he has a violent temper and always has to know where Ash is at all times. He abuses Ash regularly. I've seen the bruises, and he once broke Ash's arm." Gary spoke worriedly.
"I see. You'll have to wait until tomorrow to see Ash as visiting hours are over."
"I see." Gary turned to leave.
"Officer! I found something!" A woman held up an evidence bag containing the hair. Gary faked a shocked gasp.
"It's got to be Clemont's hair!" He cried out.
"We'll know for sure after analysis." Jenny said, "Good work, Sara."
"I found something else!" A man called out, holding up another evidence bag with the scrap of cloth in it.
Gary left. He waited until he was well out of earshot before he began laughing. Clemont would be taken care of and he would have his Ashy back.